News critic Peter Laufer isn’t remotely surprised by these developments. He’s among those who point out that commercial, human — and news — instincts drive us to be the first to know, sometimes at the expense of the facts. Laufer advocates “slow” news. In other words, reports that have had the time to be verified as good journalism requires. He says the arrest story is a perfect case in point.

How closely are you following the breaking news this week? How soon do you want to know when possible developments break in a story you’re interested in?